Tarsonemus confusus, Ewing, Ewing

Lofego, A. C., Ochoa, R. & Moraes, G. J., 2005, “ Cerrado ” vegetation, with descriptions of three new species, Zootaxa 823, pp. 1-27 : 24-25

Tasonemus confusus Ewing

Tarsonemus confusus Ewing, 1939: 26 ; Beer, 1954: 1173; Smiley 1969: 221; Kaliszewski, 1993: 40.

Examined material: São Carlos: Campomanesia pubescens (DC.) Berg, V­2000 (1); Myrcia venulosa DC., V­2000 (2); Psidium australe Cambess , VII­2000 (1); Psidium guajava L., I­2000 (1). Pirassununga: C. pubescens , V­2000 (1), VII­2000 (1); Psidium guineense Sw. , I­2000 (1). Luiz Antonio: C. pubescens , V­2000 (2), VII­2000 (1); Myrcia guianensis (Aubl.) DC., VII­2000 (1); P. guajava , V­2000 (7).

Previous records ( Lin & Zhang, 2002): Byelorussia, China, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Netherlands, Poland, Turkey and Ukraine.

Remarks: almost all measurements of the five adult females collected in this study are 10­40% shorter than those given by Kaliszewski (1993) for specimens from Poland. The average measurements of the specimens collected are given subsequently. Gnathosoma: length 28 (26–30), maximum width 27 (24–30), seta ch 12 (11–13), seta vm 9, pharynx 17 (16–19) long by 6 (5–6) wide at widest region. Idiosoma: length 170 (150–183) (excluding gnathosoma), maximum width 101 (91–115). Dorsal setae: v1 24 (20–27), sc1 12, sc2 55 (52–60), c1 15 (13–16), c2 20 (18–23), d 8 (7–8), e 7 (6–7), f 8 (7–8), h 9 (7–10). Distances between setae: v1–v1 26 (24–29), sc2–sc2 47 (45–50), v1 –sc2 30 (28–31), c1–c1 62 (57–68), c2–c2 97 (90–100), c1–c2 35, d–d 34 (31–37), f–f 15 (13–17), e–f 30 (26–33), h– h 37 (32–40). Ventral setae: 1a 8, 2 a 11 (10–12), 3a 12 (10–13), 3b 9 (8–10). Tegula, 6 (5– 7) long and 9 (7–10) wide. Setae of legs: leg I: 5 (5–6), 1 3 (3–4), 2 3 (2–4), k 4 (4–5), d of tibia 30 (29–32); leg II: 4,2 (4–5), pl’’ 3, d of tibia 18 (15–20); leg IV: v’F 10, v’G 9, v’Ti 25 (24–26), tc’’ 58 (50–70).